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Michael Schur, co-creator of "Parks and Recreation," claims that the character Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) was inspired by Steve Higgins, who used to get into mock fistfights with Schur when they both worked on "Saturday Night Live." -- http://www.avclub.com/articles/showrunner-michael-schur-on-building-parks-and-rec,81456

On July 2, 2011, Steve Higgins was driving on Interstate 78 near Lebanon, NJ, when his car struck a passenger van that had stopped in a driving lane because of a flat tire. Steve and his older brother Michael were slightly injured in the crash, but their mother Marian, 77, was killed.